Prealgebra (Available Titles CengageNOW) - Softcover

Tussy, Alan S.; Gustafson, R. David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0534343260 ISBN 13: 9780534343262

Publisher: Brooks Cole, 1997

Synopsis

With PREALGEBRA, Tussy and Gustafson prepare your students by providing a review of arithmetic while introducing basic algebra concepts. The book combines instructional methods from both the traditional and reform approaches. PREALGEBRA aims to teach students how to think while developing basic mathematical skills in the context of solving meaningful application problems. The authors give good, clear examples and summarize each major concept in three ways: with written explanations, with mathematical symbols (variables), and visually through the use of illustrated diagrams. Your students will build upon their incremental successes and find themselves motivated to tackle the next step in mathematics education--algebra!

About this title

About the Author:

: Alan Tussy teaches all levels of developmental mathematics at Citrus College in Glendora, CA. He has written nine math books-a paperback series and a hard-cover series. An extraordinary author, he is dedicated to his students' success, relentlessly meticulous, creative, and a visionary who maintains a keen focus on his students' greatest challenges. Alan received his Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from the University of Redlands and his Master of Science degree in Applied Mathematics from California State University, Los Angeles. He has taught up and down the curriculum from prealgebra to differential equations. He is currently focusing on the developmental math courses. Professor Tussy is a member of the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges.

Review:

"The Tussy/Gustafson text places an emphasis on mathematical vocabulary, and a verbal understanding of mathematical concepts that is not found in other texts I am familiar with."

"The students find the text very readable and the examples supportive of the exercise sets."

About this edition

• Publisher: Brooks Cole
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0534343260
• ISBN 13: 9780534343262
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 560